Efficacy of Azithromycin in Treatment of Bronchiectasis

Summary

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition characterised primarily by dilatation of the airways. Only a small number of clinical studies have been conducted investigating the use of macrolides to treat non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of 12 weeks treatment with azithromycin in adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

Timeline

Start

2011-11

Primary completion

2013-12

Completion

2013-12

Publications

• Background Cymbala AA, Edmonds LC, Bauer MA, Jederlinic PJ, May JJ, Victory JM, Amsden GW. The disease-modifying effects of twice-weekly oral azithromycin in patients with bronchiectasis. Treat Respir Med. 2005;4(2):117-22. doi: 10.2165/00151829-200504020-00005.
• Background Anwar GA, Bourke SC, Afolabi G, Middleton P, Ward C, Rutherford RM. Effects of long-term low-dose azithromycin in patients with non-CF bronchiectasis. Respir Med. 2008 Oct;102(10):1494-6. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.06.005. Epub 2008 Jul 23.
• Background Davies G, Wilson R. Prophylactic antibiotic treatment of bronchiectasis with azithromycin. Thorax. 2004 Jun;59(6):540-1. No abstract available.
• Lourdesamy Anthony AI, Muthukumaru U. Efficacy of azithromycin in the treatment of bronchiectasis. Respirology. 2014 Nov;19(8):1178-82. doi: 10.1111/resp.12375. Epub 2014 Sep 2.

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